Navarro defies House subpoena in coronavirus probe
Navarro defies House subpoena in coronavirus probe
The former trade adviser, who urged Trump in February 2020 to prepare for virus, has emerged as a focus of Democrats’ probe
By Dan Diamond at the Washington Post
Today at 5:00 p.m. EST
https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/12/11/navarro-defies-democrats-subpoena-coronavirus-response/
"SNIP.......
A senior Trump administration official told the House panel probing the government’s coronavirus response that he will not comply with their subpoena, escalating a fight with Democrats investigating the handling of the pandemic.
Peter Navarro, who served as President Donald Trump’s trade adviser and closely consulted on the White House’s virus strategy, cited a “direct order” from the former president to claim executive privilege, according to a letter released on Saturday by the panel.
“[T]his matter is out of my hands and something that the Sub-Committee should discuss with President Trump’s counsel,” Navarro wrote to the committee on Dec. 7, rejecting their requests to turn over documents and share other information about the White House coronavirus response by their Dec. 8 deadline.
........
The showdown with Navarro is the first time a witness has rebuffed a subpoena issued by the select subcommittee on the coronavirus crisis amid attacks from Trump and his allies that the probe is politically motivated. The panel in September subpoenaed Steven Hatfill, an adviser to Navarro, who subsequently cooperated.
......SNIP"
= new reply since forum marked as read
